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2022 RGPS Thunder Valley
$575 RunGood Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
2022 RGPS Thunder Valley
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
Buy-in
$575
Prize Pool
$445,000
Total Entries
890
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
435
Players Left
55
Players Left 1 / 890
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$575 RunGood Main Event
Day 1ab Completed
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Both Day 1a and Day 1b are in the books at the RunGood Poker Series $575 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event $200,000 GTD from the Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
Tho Duong (494,000) bagged the chip lead from the Day 1a flight with 494,000 in chips. In Day 1b it was David Newton (624,000) who grabbed the lead late in the night.
The morning flight of Day 1a saw a total of 246 entries, with 31 advancing in the money to Day 2. Day 1b kicked off later in the afternoon and saw an additional 189 entries with 24 advancing.
Those flights combined for 435 entries, with just 55 players surviving the night. All remaining players are in the money and will return Sunday, Jan 9 at 11 a.m. for Day 2.
Players who have yet to advance have another chance on Saturday, Jan 8 at 11 a.m. for the final starting flight of Day 1c.
A few other players to advance to Day 2 include Bernard Lee (576,000) Jeff Platt (144,000) Julie Cornelius (124,000), Sayed Mousavi Rad (405,000), Blair Hinkle (62,000), and Theresa Cummings (353,000), who was down a single big blind at one point, before spinning it back up.
PokerNews will continue coverage of the tournament until its completion. Check back here for all the updates until a champion is crowned in the RGPS $575 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event $200,000 GTD at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After 14 hours of play, both Day 1a and Day 1b are now in the books.
A full recap of today's events will be posted shortly.
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Joe Nguyen shoved the last of his chips in preflop and found a call from David Newton.
Joe Nguyen: 
David Newton: 
The board ran out 
and Newton paired his five to score the knockout.
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
There are now 25 players left in Day 1b and 24 will advance.
Play has moved to hand-for-hand.
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Before the break, Bernard Lee raised from early position to 13,000, and the player in the cutoff shoved for 56,000. The small blind called and Lee then re-raised all in for 250,000, having the small blind covered.
The small blind open folded 
and Lee had a player at risk.
Bernard Lee: 
All in Opponent: 
The board came clean for Lee and he continued to chip up late in Day 1b.
